News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1887-02-10

| Iage OIL by those VINO deHSuI III InlS
exhilarating sport. There is no neeC
of an artificial slide in this village
We have a natural one that is far bet.
ter than those set up on stills, and sc
long as neighbor Keller will let his
hillside be used for the purpose proba-
/ bly, none will be built. We tried it
the other night and its "more fun
than the Inguns." If you doubt it just
try it and you'll be convinced we're
right.
Little Thaddie Waite, the youngest
child of Mr.. and Mrs. S. B. Waite,
died Monday morning of canker-rash,
after an illness of but one week. The
death was very sudden, no serious
symptoms developing until Sunday
evening. Taddie" was a bright,
cunning little fellow and great favor
lite with all the children. The afflicted
parents have the sympathy of all in
their bereavement. The funeral took
place from the house Wednesday, the
services being conducted by Rev. Mr..
Healey, assisted by Rev. E. j. Ward.
The burial was at Morrisville.
PENCIL BRIEFs.-D. r. Sherwin is
spending the week in Montpelier and
Burlington.-T. H. Porter and wife
are "taking in" the Montreal Carni-
val.-Work on the culvert under the
trestle is progressing as we'll as could
be expected, considering the weather.
Carrie La Page is in Montreal
Last Wednesday was Candlemas Day,
popularity supposed to be the middle
tanned by the thermometer and alma
nac.-The winter term at the academy
closes next Tuesday. -" Herbie"
Smalley has the canker-rash.-So
BILE at the Vestry to-night.--Spiritual-
list oyster supper and dance Friday
night.-Mrs. Lyman F. Sherwin is
visiting relatives in Massachusetts,
Stella Waterman is at home from Bur-
lington.-Lyman F. Sherwin who has
been suffering from asthma and a
feveris improving.-Energy does more
for success than education; at least
that is what the lyceum decides
Moses Goodhue and wife are visiting
relatives in Berkshire. - number
from this place will attend the Carni-
val at Burlington next week.-Steer
clear of every semblance of quack.
Patronize home talent in medicine as
in all other kinds of business
lady who has tried it says: If you
want to keep your windows from being
enamelled with frost, rub them once
or twice week with rag dipped in
glycerine. Another preventive is to
rub them with alcohol.-But two more
evenings of singing-school. - Cards
Q1x2S) reading '!Dress-Making and
Plain Sewing" for sale at the print
price, 25cts.-Deputy Sher-
if Lanpher takes great pleasure in ex-
ercising his "trotters" he thinks he
has got some "hoss. ALEC Slicer
has been confined to the house for
several days with a severe cold, Dor
dering on pneumonia.-The mail train
was some six hours late Tuesday |
night, owing to a snow blockade in
the mountains.-L z. Harrington |
and Fred Keller are attending the
Montreal Carnival.
JOHNSON.
Miss Julia Buck, in company with Mr.. |
and Mrs. C. II. Stevens, of St. Adams, |
is attending the carnival at Montreal.
days at her home-Frank Hapgood's.
Miss Hattie Mcfarland returns to her
school at 0swego, n. Y, this week.
Mrs. Louise Leland is visiting friends
at Stanstead, 7. Q.
Chief Inspector Boynton was at home
over Sunday.
Willis Marshall, of Morrisville, will
occupy the pulpit of the Methodist |
church next Sunday.
Elder Kellogg, Seventh Day Adven-
tist. will commence series of meetings |
in the Adventist church at No. Hyde |
Park. soon. The public are tnyited,
There will be a missionary concert at |
the Methodist church next Sunday given |
by the choir and young people of the |
church, commencing at $50 p. m. 1t |
will be followed at 7.15 by sermon by
the pastor on Missionary work. 1t is the |
first of three concerts, the others to be |
given on the two succeeding Sundays,
under the auspices of the church and
Sunday school,
The last quarterly meeting for the cons
ference year will be held at the Methodist |
church Feb. 20. There will be love-
feast at $50 o'clock and sermon at
1915 by Presiding Elder Culver, fol-
lowed by administration of the sacra-
ment. The quarterly conference will be
held Saturday. Feb. 10. There will be
sermon at O'Clock by Presiding Elder
Culver, followed by quarterly confer
ence. with prayer meeting in the evening
at o'clock
Major H. c. Dane will deliver his lect-
ure The Great Naval Battles of the |
Rebellion at Normal Hall, Saturday
eve, Feb. II. This is the last lecture of |
the course. The name of Major Dane,
with the high esteem in which he is held |
by the American public, is sufficient
guarantee for full house. Always a |
popular speaker, he now stands in the |
front rank, with few rivals and no supe-
riors. Tickets for the lecture may be OBJ
tanned of E. p. Carpenter at % cents.
The ladies of the w. C. T. o., will |
hold Temperance SOciable at the Bap- |
tist yestry, Friday P. M, Feb. II. So
clal gathering at 3, tea served at 5. All
are invited